If you're contemplating a trip to South America, Boston-based Overseas Adventure Travel offers free airfare worth $900 per person on selected trips this summer.
The deal is good for June journeys that highlight Machu Picchu in Peru and the Galápagos...

During Super Bowl halftime Feb. 1, you can expect to see high-priced commercials for beer, fast food, cars, soft drinks and a small South American banana exporter.
Ecuador is expected to become the first foreign country to buy a 30-second ad during...

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Time is running out for U.S. Coach Juergen Klinsmann, who has a lot of decisions to make before his team opens play in the World Cup this month.
The U.S. backline remains unsettled, especially in central defense where Geoff Cameron and Omar Gonzalez are battling for a starting job. Jozy Altidore, struggling to find his form, is suddenly being pressed at forward after Aron Johannsson and Mix Diskerud came off the bench to score in last week's victory over Azerbaijan.
And Klinsmann must also decide...

The 2014 World Cup officially gets underway Thursday in Brazil when the host country takes on Croatia at 1 p.m. PDT on ESPN.
But what about the rest of the games? Are you trying to plan your days so you can watch all the matches? Below is the entire group-play schedule, with what TV station they will be on. All times are Pacific.
Thursday, June 12
Brazil vs. Croatia, Group A, 1 p.m., ESPN
Friday, June 13
Mexico vs. Cameroon, Group A, 9 a.m., ESPN2
Spain vs. Netherlands, Group B, Noon, ESPN...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- France secured the top spot in Group E on Wednesday by getting a 0-0 draw against 10-man Ecuador at the Maracana.
Les Bleus, who entered the final match of the group stage with six points from their first two matches, were a virtual certainty to reach the knockout round thanks to their emphatic wins against Honduras and Switzerland.
Needing only a draw to lock up first place, France neutralized the attacking threat of Ecuador, which had been reduced to 10 men following Antonio...

MANAUS, Brazil -- Switzerland advanced to the second round at the World Cup on Wednesday as the team notched a 3-0 win over Honduras courtesy of Xherdan Shaqiri's hat trick, allowing the Swiss to finish in second place in Group E.
Switzerland entered the match at the Arena Amazonia level on three points with Ecuador, meaning the Swiss needed a better result than the South American side to advance.
And Shaqiri got things started early by opening the scoring in the sixth minute. The Bayern Munich winger...

Play was stopped, but the suspense was palpable. France fullback Lucas Digne lay on the turf, shaken up when Ecuador midfielder Antonio Valencia left cleat marks on his leg while they fought for the ball.
How would Noumandiez Doue adjudicate the matter? The referee from the Ivory Coast waited until Digne was medically treated and helped up . . . then displayed a red card.
Valencia's disqualification figured hugely into the fate of Group E at the World Cup. Ecuador, dealing with a manpower shortage...

GROUP F: NIGERIA VS. ARGENTINA
Where: Porto Alegre. Time: 9 a.m. PDT.
TV: ESPN, Univision.
The buzz: Thanks to a pair of game-winning goals from Lionel Messi, Argentina has already qualified for the second round and could win the group with anything short of a loss to Nigeria. But the Africans, who stand second in the group table, still have a little work to do. A win or a draw here sends Nigeria through, but a 1-0 loss combined with a 1-0 Iranian win in the other group-play final will complicate...